Regional Bee Ready Suffixes Flashcards by Deepa Raja

-ate, -ic, -ous, -al, -an, -ar,-ive, -y

extremely common adjective endings

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-aceous

Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used generally for scientific words (words relating to plants, animals, and substances)

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-itious

Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used for physical properties

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-cious

Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used for people-related words (e.g., vicious, audacious, ferocious, vivacious); -cious is not a stem and therefore cannot be asked about at a spelling bee

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-er

Language of Origin: English
Definition: one who does - ending used for people (e.g. farmer, runner)

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-or

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: one who does - an ending used for people (e.g. dictator, regulator)

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-eur

Language of Origin: French
Definition: one who does - ending used for people (e.g. chasseur, chanteur)

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-ar

Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: belonging to/being/resembling (e.g. plantar, filar)

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-ure

Language of Origin: French
Definition: process, action - this ending doesn’t have to do with people (e.g. furniture, procedure, composure)

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-osis

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: medical condition, state - ALWAYS pronounced OH-sis

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-ation

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ition

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ion

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ian

Definition: an ending for a thing or person from a place, used for both nouns and adjectives (e.g. Persian, Dalmatian, abcedarian)

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-ion

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: Dimunitive ending

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-al

Language of Origin: English, from Latin
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: of, relating to, or characterized by (eal and ial are both versions of -al)

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-an

Language of Origin: English, from Latin
Part of Speech: noun or adjective
Definition: 1. as noun: creates nouns of nationality or belonging(e.g., Alsatian, Bruneian, Belgian, Dalmation, European, Dalmatian, American)
2. as adjective: of or belonging to
-ean and -ian are versions of -an

-ant, -ent, -ient

Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: common adjective endings (present participle endings in Latin; all of thhese are equivalent ot the English ending -ing)

-arium

Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a place ending (ex. aquarium, solarium)

-eer

Language of Origin: English
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something (ex. pioneer, patrioteer, stockateer, buccaneer)

-eiro(m)
-eira(f)

Language of Origin: Portuguese
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something

-ellus(m)
-ellum(neu)
-ella(f)

Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dimunitive ending (“little one”)

-ene

Language of Origin: ISV
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: an unsaturated carbon compund (CHEMISTRY)

-ero (m)
-era(f)

Language of Origin: Spanish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: 1 one who does something
2. a place where something is done or something is found

-escent (adj.) -esce (v) -escence(n)

Language of Origin: Latin Part of Speech: Definition: becoming(adj.), to become (v.), the state of becoming (n)

-ese

Language of Origin: Latin Part of Speech: noun or adjective Definition: 1. as adj: of, relating to, originating in (a certain country) (ex. Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese) 2. as noun: a person originating from a certain country, language, (ex. Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese)

-esis

Language of Origin: Greek Part of Speech: noun Definition: an action or a process, usually pronounced EE-sis

-et

Language of Origin: from English or French Part of Speech: noun Definition: dimunitive ending (masculine) 1. usually it's from English if pronounced /et/ or "it" ( blanket, pocket, russet, basket) 2. usually, it's directly from French if the t is silent & it's pronounced with a long a sound

-ette

Language of Origin: French Part of Speech: noun Definition: dimunitive ending (feminine)

-eur (m.) -euse(f.) /z/

Language of Origin: French Part of Speech: noun Definition: one who does something

-ia

Language of Origin: New Latin, from Latin and Greek Part of Speech: noun Definition: 1. a condition, often a medical condition, (ex. tachycardia, arrhythmia) 2. an ending for a genus of plants or animals (ex. Plumeria, dieffenbachia, Gaillardia) 3. the plural of -ium

-ier (m.) -iere(f)

Language of Origin: French Part of Speech: noun Definition: one who does something; -ier R is silent

-illo (m.) -illa(f.)

Language of Origin: Spanish Part of Speech: noun Definition: dimunitive ending

-illus (m.) -illum (neu.) -illa(f.)

Language of Origin: Latin Part of Speech: noun Definition: diminutive ending

-in

Language of Origin: Latin Part of Speech: noun Definition: common ending for proteins, chemicals, enzymes, dyes, etc.

-ino (m.) -ina (f.)

Language of Origin: Italian Part of Speech: noun Definition: diminutive ending

-inus (m.) -inum(neu.) -ina(f.)

Language of Origin: Latin Part of Speech: noun Definition: diminutive

-ito (m.) -ita(f.)

Language of Origin: Spanish Part of Speech: noun Definition: diminutive ending

-ity

Language of Origin: Middle English, originally Latin Part of Speech: noun Definition: a quality, state, or degree, (an abstract noun ending) (ex. amity, comity, equality, ability, capability)

-ium

Language of Origin: New Latin Part of Speech: noun Definition: diminutive ending from Greek -ion

-ol

Language of Origin: ISV Part of Speech: noun Definition: 1. an alcohol 2. an oil